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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the North Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2316
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads2237
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.037 %
As % of the category below23.91 %27.41 %
Daily rates quoted38
Average minimum daily rate£283£279
Average daily rate£295£297
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£307£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£334
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Hourly rates quoted33
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£21.00£29.17
% change on same period last year-27.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.00£33.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.05£30.00
% change on same period last year-3.18 %
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads92135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.130 %0.137 %
Daily rates quoted1146
Average minimum daily rate£276£284
Average daily rate£292£294
% change on same period last year-0.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£308£303
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted216
Average minimum hourly rate£23.89£25.93
Average hourly rate£25.51£32.89
% change on same period last year-22.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.14£39.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.17£32.72
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
SQL YorkshireSQL
Yorkshire

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

SQL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL across the North Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

North Yorkshire SQL Demand Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL across the North Yorkshire region.

North Yorkshire SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the North Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

North Yorkshire SQL Daily Rate Histogram

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL across the North Yorkshire region.

North Yorkshire SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the North Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

North Yorkshire SQL Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the North Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
YorkUp+117£350+16.94 %
MiddlesbroughUp+22--
HarrogateNew entry-2--
SQL YorkshireSQL
Yorkshire

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Yorkshire region citing SQL also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited SQL.

129 (61.70 %).NET
225 (53.19 %)C#
323 (48.94 %)ASP.NET
415 (31.91 %)SQL Server
512 (25.53 %)XML
611 (23.40 %)SQL Server 2000
79 (19.15 %)OO
79 (19.15 %)CSS
79 (19.15 %)SQL Server 2005
88 (17.02 %)AJAX
97 (14.89 %)Finance
97 (14.89 %)Visual Studio
97 (14.89 %)JavaScript
97 (14.89 %)PHP
97 (14.89 %)Oracle
106 (12.77 %)C++
106 (12.77 %)HTML
106 (12.77 %)WebServices
106 (12.77 %)Microsoft
115 (10.64 %)SNMP
115 (10.64 %)Management Information System
115 (10.64 %)Statistics
124 (8.511 %)XHTML
124 (8.511 %)Perl
124 (8.511 %)Transact-SQL
133 (6.383 %)VB
133 (6.383 %)VB.NET
133 (6.383 %)Windows
133 (6.383 %)Software Engineering
133 (6.383 %)Pensions

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Yorkshire region citing SQL also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited SQL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (61.70 %).NET
223 (48.94 %)ASP.NET
312 (25.53 %)XML
49 (19.15 %)CSS
58 (17.02 %)AJAX
66 (12.77 %)HTML
66 (12.77 %)WebServices
74 (8.511 %)XHTML
82 (4.255 %).NET Framework
82 (4.255 %)Adobe Flex
82 (4.255 %)WinForms
82 (4.255 %)ASP.NET 2.0
91 (2.128 %)WCF
91 (2.128 %)LINQ
91 (2.128 %)WSDL
91 (2.128 %)LAMP
91 (2.128 %)XSLT
91 (2.128 %)ASP
91 (2.128 %)JSP
91 (2.128 %)SOAP
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.255 %)ColdFusion MX
12 (4.255 %)Apache
12 (4.255 %)ColdFusion
12 (4.255 %)BizTalk Server
12 (4.255 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (2.128 %)Tomcat
21 (2.128 %)SharePoint
21 (2.128 %)SAS
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.128 %)MS Office
11 (2.128 %)MS Excel
11 (2.128 %)SPSS
11 (2.128 %)Spreadsheet
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.128 %)Oracle Applications
11 (2.128 %)Sophis RISQUE
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (10.64 %)SNMP
21 (2.128 %)HTTPS
21 (2.128 %)Internet
21 (2.128 %)HTTP
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (31.91 %)SQL Server
211 (23.40 %)SQL Server 2000
39 (19.15 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (4.255 %)Oracle OWB
51 (2.128 %)PostgreSQL
51 (2.128 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (2.128 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (2.128 %)MS Access
51 (2.128 %)DTS
51 (2.128 %)RDBMS
51 (2.128 %)BusinessObjects
51 (2.128 %)MySQL
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (14.89 %)Visual Studio
22 (4.255 %)Flash
22 (4.255 %)Oracle APEX
31 (2.128 %)TestDirector
31 (2.128 %)ProC
31 (2.128 %)Subversion
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (14.89 %)Finance
23 (6.383 %)Pensions
32 (4.255 %)Insurance
41 (2.128 %)Banking
41 (2.128 %)Retail
41 (2.128 %)Investment Banking
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
139 (82.98 %)Developer
212 (25.53 %)C# Developer
39 (19.15 %).NET Developer
48 (17.02 %)Web Developer
55 (10.64 %)Senior Developer
64 (8.511 %)Analyst
64 (8.511 %)PHP Developer
73 (6.383 %)SQL Developer
73 (6.383 %)ASP.NET Developer
82 (4.255 %)SQL Server Developer
82 (4.255 %)Perl Developer
82 (4.255 %)Programmer
82 (4.255 %)WinForms Developer
82 (4.255 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
82 (4.255 %)Oracle Developer
82 (4.255 %)Senior C# Developer
91 (2.128 %)Developer Analyst
91 (2.128 %)Applications Tester
91 (2.128 %)Senior C++ Developer
91 (2.128 %)Performance Analyst
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (10.64 %)Management Information System
15 (10.64 %)Statistics
23 (6.383 %)Computer Science
32 (4.255 %)N-Tier
32 (4.255 %)NHS
41 (2.128 %)Mainframe
41 (2.128 %)Clustering
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (6.383 %)Windows
22 (4.255 %)UNIX
22 (4.255 %)Linux
31 (2.128 %)Debian
31 (2.128 %)Ubuntu
31 (2.128 %)CentOS
31 (2.128 %)Red Hat Linux
31 (2.128 %)Solaris
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (19.15 %)OO
23 (6.383 %)Software Engineering
32 (4.255 %)DSDM
32 (4.255 %)E-Commerce
32 (4.255 %)Web Design
32 (4.255 %)OOP
41 (2.128 %)Content Management
41 (2.128 %)Document Management
41 (2.128 %)SOA
41 (2.128 %)Business Intelligence
41 (2.128 %)Configuration Management
41 (2.128 %)Project Management
41 (2.128 %)Service Delivery
41 (2.128 %)Change Management
41 (2.128 %)Migration
41 (2.128 %)Load Balancing
41 (2.128 %)Release Management
41 (2.128 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (2.128 %)Test Scripting
41 (2.128 %)Data Migration
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (53.19 %)C#
27 (14.89 %)JavaScript
27 (14.89 %)PHP
36 (12.77 %)C++
44 (8.511 %)Perl
44 (8.511 %)Transact-SQL
53 (6.383 %)VB
53 (6.383 %)VB.NET
62 (4.255 %)PL/SQL
62 (4.255 %)DHTML
62 (4.255 %)Java
71 (2.128 %)ActionScript
71 (2.128 %)Python
71 (2.128 %)VB6
71 (2.128 %)C
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (6.383 %)Degree
21 (2.128 %)ISEB
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (14.89 %)Oracle
26 (12.77 %)Microsoft
31 (2.128 %)Red Hat
31 (2.128 %)Teradata
31 (2.128 %)Sophis
31 (2.128 %)Business Objects